Catamenial appliance



Patented Sept. 29,. 1925.

UNITE@ STATES EMILY HOLDER MORGAN GALE,

PATENT QFFICE O'F ST. CHEVERELL, EGLAND.

CATAMENIAL APPLIANCE.

Application filed September 15, 1924. Serial No. 737,732.

n sorbent material preferably of smooth and close texture adapted to be secured to a coned socket of india-rubber or othe;1 suitable material. The device may be enclosed in a net but this is not essential.

The drawing filed herewith shows one form of device made in accordance with this invention.

a 1s a sponge or other absorbent material fitted in a socket or ccver preferably ofv india-rubber or other non-absorbent material, c is a net enclosing the sponge or other material, a silk cord al may be attached to the device.

In use the device is laid in the vagina during menstruation and can be wornwith .comfort Y lVhat I claim and desire to secure by Letters `Patent is y unitary cat-amenial device to. be worn 1n its entirety comprising an elongated cylindrical piece of absorbent material rounded at one end and to be inserted into the vagina, a conical cup like member of rubber at theother end of said elongated piece and attached to the latter, said cup like member being relatively small and having its eX- terior surface conforming to the surface of said piece whereby lateral projections are eliminated, a net enclosing the exposed portion of said elongated piece, and a cord attaclied to the apex of said cup member.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature. EMILY HOLDER MORGAN GAL'E. 

